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The site Setup Group has information (and rules) about quite a number of perfect information games. Some of them are already found on Brainking, but many aren't. Most of them have quite simple rules, and won't require new graphics if they were implemented here.
Perhaps Fencer will get some inspiration and surprise us with some new games in the future.
pauloaguia: Go to your profile and click "Finished Games". Scroll down and take a look at the table displaying your last 10 games. In your 2-win Lines of Action match with The Saint, you see that you played as Black and you won. When you click the game, you can see that you were playing as Black in the last game.
As for the Horde Chess, I think it's better to look at this page. You can clearly see there how many draws there have been and you can easily find them in players' profiles. Or, you can download all the Horde Chess games from the Rules page.
Pedro Martínez: Why do you say that? It says you won the game, not that black won... Also, Horde Chess is one of the most biased games in the site. Because of that many people choose to play it as 2 games matches to be fair for both players. Often these 2 games matches end in a draw (1 win for each player). Yet, in the statistics, the number of draws is very small... Most of them probably from agreement between the players.
AbigailII: Brainking reports the match as a draw and your BKR is calculated based on match results. However, those statistics are color based statistics. I'm guessing they refer to game results rather than match results...
AbigailII: I think he means that in a 2 game match, isn't it supposed to switch colors in the 2nd game? So if you were black in one game of the match, you would be white in the other game of the match. So he is wondering which color that would be classified as a win for, if one person won both games.
I had originally answered the same way as you, but then I re-read it.
pauloaguia: I've played many 2-game matches where both sides have won one game. Brainking always reports them as a draw. It counts as a single game when calculating BKR. So, I assume it's counted as a 'draw' in the statistics on the rules page as well.
AbigailII: Actually I think it's the number of won games. If not, in a 2 game match, how would you count it if a player won both games? As a black victory or a white victory?
Hrqls: Actually, that number gives you the number of finished matches. If you and I play a '9 win match', and you win 9 games, I win 8, and we have 7 draws, it counts for just 1 in the statistics, but we have played 24 games.
MrWCF: at the top of the game rules is a box with Statistics of won games ... add up those 3 numbers and you have the total
i am not sure if games which were finished (give up, or time out) within 2 moves are in there as well .. neither am i sure if unrated games are in there .. i dont think games which dont count for the win statistics of a player are in there
Is there any place on the site where I can see the total number of finished games of a particular type?
I see where I can get the total number of running games of a particualr type. And I see where I can get the number of games of a particular type finished by each of the 50 most active players. But I can't see where I can get the total number of finished games of a particular type.
Some time ago I think someone mentioned a link(?) to go to in order to translate a conversation - I've looked through BK and on the net but have trouble finding one that helps me.... one of my opponents is having a one-sided conversation with me since I don't speak Czech.... could someone help me please? Thanks!
Nothingness: I cannot see any invitation from you in the Waiting Games list... I think in guest mode you can sell all games... I say this because I noticed in the past that the red number by the waiting games list is always much bigger than the one I can see when I'm logged in... but then again, I may be wrong.
rod03801: i tried comming in in guest mode i could see his games and it even allowed me to accept one which ive since deleted so there does appear to be a bug somewhere
Nothingness: i have a low rating in that game and cannot see your games when i look at waiting games so i am assuming other low rated players cant either
i am unsure if the settings have taken hold. I currently have two games posted both with settings where players with low ratings under 1700 or 1800 cannot play me. in the past players with 1100 have been able to play me. Its says anyone can play when i look at my posted game.
Nothingness: when you say "it says anyone can play" I assume you mean on the invitations area under opponent where it says 'anyone'. This just means the invitation is not to a specific player, and not that your BKR limits are not in place.
I still am unable to adjust the quailty of the ratings of the people i wish to play. for example i posted a game of open espionage but i do not with to play anyone lower than 1800 and no higher than 4000. i clicked the area where you can adjust this but when i posted the game it says anyone can play. i have been trying to figure this out for the last 2 years with no luck...
MadMonkey: How about a setting in the Tournament that by default is the way it is OR that can be changed to play another game
That's already possible. What I do when I create an elimination game is to not use 'normal game' but a '1 win'. In that case, the game is replayed (with switched colours) in case of a draw.
Tuesday: Yes you have to use the largest number of rolls possible. In that case the rolls are {1} and {5}. You can use both. So you should use both. :-)
Tuesday: It will not let you. If you moved your 9 piece, then all your pieces would be on the 14 point and you would not be able to use the dice with one on
Fencer: Thanks, although at present no one has gone anywhere
I personally think a better rule should be found. With this lowest rating thing we may as well just toss a coin at the start.
How about a setting in the Tournament that by default is the way it is OR that can be changed to play another game . That would be a lot fairer way to do it
(скрий) Можете да изпратите съобщение на приятелите си само с едно чукване на мишката като ги добавите към списъка си с приятели и после цъкнете върху малкия плик в съседство с името им. (pauloaguia) (покажи всички подсказки)